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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-2

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the following are authorised to investigate and record infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, of this Title and of those ado…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
General definition of taxable income

Article 13

…here applicable, the amount of the deficits referred to in I of article 156, the expenses listed in II of the said article and the allowance provided for in article 157 bis.3. The net profit or income…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

…tities which, when consumed, significantly or measurably increase their toxic or addictive effects. II. - 4° to 6° and 8° of I apply to other tobacco products. 7° of I applies to other smoking tobacco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-212

…of a company mutual fund may stipulate that it may invest : 1° Up to 10% in the assets mentioned in II of article R. 214-32-18 and in article R. 214-32-19 of this code, except in the case of a fund se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-1-1

…ng the conditions, in particular the financial conditions, for connection of this private effluent. II. - The owner must carry out the work prescribed by the document drawn up following the inspection…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-1

…tine or isolation measures, under the conditions set out in I of articles L. 3131-12 and L. 3131-13.II - The Minister may authorise the representative of the State with territorial jurisdiction to tak…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions applicable to the armed forces health service

Article L4011-5

…which will give its opinion on their compatibility with the decree mentioned in Article L. 4011-2.II. -The conditions under which:1° Armed Forces hospitals or other elements of the Armed Forces Heal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L461-4

…the college. These departments carry out the investigations necessary for the application of Titles II, III and VI of this Book. The deputy rapporteurs general, the permanent or non-permanent rapporte…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-41

…e authority may attach to its injunctions a penalty payment in accordance with the terms set out in II of Article R. 331-36.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-26

…2224-4 to L. 2224-6 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the provisions of II to VI.II. - For the application of Article L. 2224-1, after the words: "leased or granted by the…

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